Monday, June 11, 2012

Amazon Deforestation at Record Low, Data Shows

Guardian: Deforestation of the Amazon has fallen to its lowest levels since records began, according to data recently released by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research. The boost for the environment comes a week after president Dilma Rousseff was criticized for weakening the forest protection measures widely credited for the improvement, and two weeks before Brazil hosts the Rio+20 Earth summit. Using satellite imagery, the institute said 6,418 square kilometers of Amazon forest was stripped in...

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